A Biblical Case for Our Beloved Pets in Heaven
I Corinthians 2:9 But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him" Nothing crushes my heart more than to hear a preacher/teacher of God's Word say our animals will not be raptured with those of us who are alive or that our pets will not join us in Heaven. They have many reasons why they say this, but I also have many reasons why I believe they are wrong! When my husband and I got married, I lived in Mississippi and he lived in Texas. After our honeymoon in Florida we stopped in Mississippi loaded up my furniture and belongings in the U-Haul and my cat in the car. We all arrived safely in Texas and my husband did not say to me - "Sorry, Honey, your cat can't come." So, right there on a purely practical level as the Bride of Christ does anyone really think that Jesus Christ is so seriously cruel He is going to leave behind the beloved pets of His Bride? But this is a